Jim Calkins
jcalkins.bsky.social
Jim Calkins
@jcalkins.bsky.social
Jazz, trumpet, books, education, politics, vegetarian, Hawkeye, ally, far-lefty, he/him.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Kenny Brooks seems like a great coach but also a great person. I think that the Iowa coaches would be wonderful to be around, but Brooks is a close second. Good luck to Greenway unless she is playing Iowa.
November 16, 2024 at 9:27 PM
What I liked about Twitter is the lists so I could focus on one of my many areas of interest. Lists on BlueSky work the same including pinning them to my homepage. Now I need to find the people I want to follow over here.

Oh. And hi, Parkman.
November 16, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I think that it will entail a great deal of magic, or at least magical thinking.
November 15, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Normally I read mysteries and YA novels, but post election, I’m listening to nonfiction. I couldn’t get into my normal fare. I do have the “The Mark of Zorro” (1919) loaded up as a next possibility
November 15, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Jon, I’ve started building lists on BlueSky, so I can focus on topics. I didn’t know which list to put you on, so I added you to three.
November 14, 2024 at 9:37 PM
“The law, SF 2435, was signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 9, and it prohibits any DEI office, employment of staff tasked with duties of a DEI office, and requiring anyone providing a DEI statement and giving preferential consideration to anyone on DEI principles.” #PushBack
Iowa Board of Regents position for more changes to DEI programming
The Iowa Board of Regents, which governs each of the state’s three public universities, is identifying new ways to assure compliance with state laws that restrict programs focused on diversity, equity...
dailyiowan.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Supposedly, [insert ethnic group] rug makers make a design mistake because only [insert deity] can be perfect.

For you, Tom Tomorrow makes a typo because only the Flying Spaghetti Monster can be perfect.
October 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM